This was an interesting and well written press release,
but I'm curious... does anyone know how many of these
47 delegates actually live in the Third Ward? Before
anyone starts yelling at me, I'm not saying they don't,
I'm just asking. Can anyone from the Green Party help?
Don Jorovsky
(About two miles north of the Third Ward)
----- Original Message -----From: Eric MakelaSent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:50 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Mpls] Greens Endorse Shane PriceFor Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
More Info:
Eric Makela, (612) 782-2118
Chair, Minneapolis/5th District Green Party
GREEN PARTY ENDORSES SHANE PRICE FOR
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL ELECTION
MINNEAPOLIS, December 10 -- Sunday evening, by a vote
of 46 to 1, the Minneapolis/5th District Green Party endorsed
Shane Price as their candidate in the February 3rd special
election to replace 3rd Ward City Councilmember Joe
Biernat, who resigned last month after being convicted of
five felonies.
Before a large group of members, supporters, and observers,
Brother Shane -- as he often referred -- spoke about what can
happen when citizens and leaders commit to making positive
change in their communities.
Price also addressed numerous questions from the group
ranging from sustainable economics and police relations to
labor and transportation. The membership decided to extend
the Q&A period twice to allow for more time; many of his
answers were met with applause.
Before the vote, North Minneapolis resident and former
Green Party legislative candidate Eric Oines told the group,
"Brother Shane is out every day trying to make the ward a
better place. He's at the community meetings, the birthday
parties, the weddings and the funerals. He's out in the streets.
Where our current leadership is in the background quietly
observing, Shane is actively talking to the folks, engaging
them, moving the issues."
Oines continued, "I'm not the only one who believes that
he already is the real councilmember in the 3rd ward. It's
time we made it official."
If elected, Price would become the City Council's second
African-American member, joining Natalie Johnson Lee of
the 5th Ward. Johnson Lee and Dean Zimmermann of Ward
6 are also Green Party-endorsed.
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